Periodic Test - 03
Class: IX Subject: Mathematics Chapter: Polynomials
Maximum Marks: 50 Time Allowed: 90 Minutes
General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains four sections - A, B, C and D.
2. Section A has 10 MCQs of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 3 questions of 4 marks each.
6. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in some questions.
SECTION - A (Multiple Choice Questions)
1. Which of the following is a polynomial in one variable? [1]
(a) x² + √x + 2 (b) x² + 2x⁻¹ + 3 (c) x^1.5 + 1 (d) x² + 3x + 7
2. The degree of the zero polynomial is: [1]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) Not defined (d) Any real number
3. If p(x) = x³ − 3x² + 4x − 12, then p(3) equals: [1]
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) −12 (d) 12
4. Zero of the polynomial p(x) = 2x + 5 is: [1]
(a) 5/2 (b) −5/2 (c) 2/5 (d) −2/5
5. On dividing x³ + 1 by x + 1, the remainder obtained is: [1]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) −1
6. The value of (99)² using a suitable identity is: [1]
(a) 9601 (b) 9801 (c) 9701 (d) 9901
7. If x + y = 8 and xy = 15, then the value of x² + y² is: [1]
(a) 34 (b) 64 (c) 94 (d) 45
8. One of the factors of (x² + 3x + 2) is: [1]
(a) (x + 1) (b) (x − 1) (c) (x − 2) (d) (x + 4)
9. If p(x) = x² − 1, then p(1), p(−1) are respectively: [1]
(a) 0, 0 (b) 1, 1 (c) −1, −1 (d) 2, 0
10. The number of zeroes a linear polynomial can have is: [1]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) Infinite
SECTION - B (Short Answer Type-I)
11. Find the value of the polynomial p(x) = 5x − 4x² + 3 at x = −1 and at x = 0. [2]
12. Check whether (x − 2) is a factor of the polynomial x³ − 3x² + 4x − 4. [2]
13. Factorise: 9x² − 4y². [2]
14. Find the remainder when p(x) = x⁴ − 3x² + 2x + 1 is divided by (x − 1). [2]
15. Evaluate (2a + 3b)² − (2a − 3b)² using a suitable identity, without expanding the squares directly. [2]
SECTION - C (Short Answer Type-II)
16. If x = 2 and x = 0 are two zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x³ − 5x² + ax + b, find the values of a and b. [3]
17. Using the Factor Theorem, determine whether (x + 2) is a factor of x³ + 3x² + 5x + 6. [3]
18. Factorise: 2x³ − 3x² − 17x + 30, given that (x − 2) is a factor. [3]
19. Evaluate 105 × 95 using a suitable identity. [3]
20. If x + 1/x = 5, find the value of x² + 1/x². [3]
21. Simplify using identities: (3a − 2b)² − (3a + 2b)². [3]
SECTION - D (Long Answer Type)
22. If x + y = 14 and x² + y² = 100, find the value of xy using a suitable identity. Hence, find the value of (x − y)² and, using it,
determine the values of x and y. [4]
23. Using a suitable identity, factorise: 4x² + 20xy + 25y² − 9z². Also verify your factorisation by substituting x = 1, y = 1, z = 1
in both the original expression and the factorised form. [4]
24. Verify whether 2 and 0 are zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x² − 2x. Also verify the relationship between the zeroes and
coefficients of this quadratic polynomial. [4]
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